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Anakin Skywalker, or known as Darth Vader, walked on the solid steel above the molten lava, the lava planet of Mustafar, meeting place of the CSI to form peace to the Republic. Anakin walked in to the base, using the force to close all the entrances with no escape. Anakin activated his lightsaber, started to massacring every one, working with the Separatists.
Nuke Gunray was the last, looking at the fallen Jedi. "We have made peace. There is no WAR!"
Anakin didn't respond, only to slice his head off.
A Naboo Ship had landed, walking out is a Padme Amidala, nine months pregnant, looking for Anakin.
She found Anakin walking out of the base of the CSI.
"Anakin," She said to her once beloved. "What have you done?"
"I created peace Padme," he said. "The only war left is the Revolution."
"Anakin we can get away from the war, just the two of us, we can run away." She said with tears.
"No, can't you see, I'm stronger than anyone, I can protect you. The Emperor has no power over."
"Anakin," she cried in tears. "You're breaking me. I don't know who you are anymore."
Anakin held his hand to Padme force choking her, as she held her own neck, trying to grasp for air, until arms went limp.
Ti'ian woke up from his vision. He felt a warm weight on his body. He looked down to see Ahsoka, basking in the after glow under his sheets from their activity. He smiled as he kissed her montrals. She began to stir and looked at her long lost lover. She crawled on his chest and gave him a passionate kiss.
"So worth the wait." She said, snuggling his neck.
"Amen Ahsoka," he said, looking at the clock on the nightstand. "We've about an hour before we arrive."
Ahsoka made a pouted look as she got up and started to get dress. Ti'ian used the force, bringing his Sith armor from the closet, as well as his helmet.
She finished putting on her gloves as Ti'ian adjusted his new cape. Ahsoka walked up to him wrapping her arms around his neck. "When was the last time I've told you I love?"
"Six years ago," He responded, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I never forget the day I gave you your head-dress."
"Why can't we be together again?"
"The feud between Jedi and Sith never ended, I've been trying my best to bring peace to both sides."
"And yet the flames still burn between us."
Ti'ian looked into her eyes. "I'll find a way."
She smiled as she cupped her hand on his cheek. "I missed you."
"As do I." He said, kissing her for one last time.
Grand master Yoda meditated in his quarters, he felt a tremor in the force.
"Master Yoda?" Ti'ian voice came through the door.
"Come in, Come in." Yoda responded, using the force to open the door. "Join me in meditation will you?"
Ti'ain enters in with his helmet under his arm as Ahsoka is by his side. They sat on the floor, crossing their legs to join Yoda in meditation.
"What troubles you, Dark Lord?" Yoda said
"It's about Anakin." Ti'ian said. "He's heading to Mustafar to slay the CSI leaders, deceived by Sidious for Peace."
"More is there?"
Ahsoka looked at Ti'ian with concern as he continued. "A woman named Padme, she's pregnant, she tried to get Anakin back, but his mind is corrupted. He misused the force killing her."
Ahsoka stand and looked at the masters. "We have to go to Mustafar."
Yoda held his hand in front to her. "Alone Obi-wan must face." Yoda said. "Contact Kenobi I must."
She wanted to Protest, but she couldn't argue against her master.
The ships have reached Tython, home of the Jedi Order. Nebula starships surround the planet. Within the docking bay of the X-Caliber, Jedi entered in the gunships, flying onto the Tython, their new home.
Ti'ian now Cadmus along side with Ahsoka had just entered. Anisa stared at her master and her sister with jealousy yet really happy for her sister.
She walked up to her master and bowed. "The ships are ready master."
He nodded as he left Ahsoka alone with Anisa to see the other Sith warriors. Anisa turned to her big sister with a smile. "I'm glad I have a sister," she said giving her a hug. "I've been alone of that planet all my life until he came."
"Cadmus?" she questioned.
She pulled away with a nod and turned to her master. "Ever since he came, the Sith Order had changed so much, no executions. Training progressions have gotten better, health clinics made everyone healthy." She paused and looked at her lightsaber staff. "Lord Cadmus trained me to be a better person, he trained me to fight for what's right. He treated me like I'm his own."
Ahsoka put her hand on her sister's shoulder. "He is the greatest person we've ever met in our lives." She said, looking at her found lover. "He loves us."
"Maybe." Anisa muttered to herself.
Ahsoka heard her muttering and smiled. "You love him, don't you?"
Anisa's montrals and lekkus darkened. "N…no I don't." she protested.
Ahsoka pointed. "The montrals don't lie you know." Anisa looked at her in fear. "Don't worry, your secret's safe with me." She calmed down with a sigh of relief. "But do me a favor." Ahsoka came close to her sister's ear. "Confess to him."
Anisa looked to faint as she looked at her sister. "What?"
"You heard me." She smiled
"But…but I can't, what if he rejects, what if he abandons me, what about you?"
Ahsoka smiled in response. "I'll be fine, He'll never reject you, I love him even my own sister loves him, I want you to be with him for me."
Anisa thought for a moment, her master never rejected her once, he saved her countless times. Even when she had nightmares, he didn't say no when she stayed with him.
"Attention all Jedi, you are all clear to land on Tython," said the captain. "I repeat, you are all clear to land on Tython."
"I better go." She said hugging her sister as Anisa hugged back. "I'll miss you sis."
"I'll miss you too."
Ahsoka leaned close to her ear. "Make me proud." She whispered and walked off to the gunships. Ahsoka looked at Cadmus for one last time and entered the gunship to fly to her new home.
"It's nice knowing you brother." Traux said, giving Cadmus a brotherly hug.
"Don't worry. We'll see each other soon in battle." Cadmus said, smiling under his helmet. He looked at Ahsoka whom talking to her sister.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of her." Traux said patting his back.
"Thanks, you're the best."
"She's family, we both can see that." Traux said and left to the gunships
The gunships had landed in the home planet of the Jedi Order. The doors have opened, flowing a tremendous power had been felt through the Jedi.
"So this is our new home?" Luminara said, feeling the powers of the light.
"I never thought with such a powerful Force be in one planet." Shaak Ti said, with the other Jedi coming out of the transports.
Hooded Jedi had walked up the arrivals. One of them lifted their hoods to see a female human, covering some sort of blind fold on their eyes. Miralukas, humanoids with no eyes but strong with the force for there sights.
"Welcome Jedi, to Tython." She said with a respectful bow. "I am Loania Anohs. I will be your guide. My master has been expecting you."
"Expected we are already?" Yoda said, receiving a small hover chair from the hooded Jedi.
As they walked to the Temple, it was exactly like the Temple on Coruscant. Many Jedi are out worlders, injured and healing from the other Miralukas.
Coming out of the temple is Mace Windu, with a prosthetic right arm, talking to an elderly Miraluka male. He had a long beard reaching to the mid chest, short white hair, wrappings around his eyes. He wore traditional Jedi grand maser clothing as a standard lightsaber is placed on his belt.
Master Yoda hopped off his over chair as he walked to the Miraluka Grand Master. "Expecting us Grand Master, are you?"
The Miraluka bowed to Yoda. "Yes, I am Grand Master Orphus Dopano. I am respectful to meet another Grand Master."
Yoda bowed back. "Respectful I am," he said walking into the Temple. "Discussing the war we must."
The Aggressor starships hit to lightspeed, heading home to Korriban. Ti'ian meditated in his quarters, recreating his lightsabers from the tonfas two different lightsaber, one is a light lightsaber hilt, being placed with a blue and green crystal from his old lightsaber staff. The other is a black hilt with two blood red crystals. The finishing touches were made as the hilts were locked in ready.
His right hand gripped the white hilt in a reverse grip, igniting a blue core, covered in a green light. His left gripped the black hilt, igniting a blood red blade. He deactivated them, locking the butts of the hilts together to a lightsaber staff, placing it on his nightstand.
He heard his door opened. He turned to see Anisa, looking a bit nervous, trying to avoid eye contact.
"Yes Anisa?" Ti'ian said to his apprentice.
"My I come in?" she said nervously.
Ti'ian smiled. "Sure." She walked in, closing the door using the force. She sat down on his bed as did he next to her. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Anisa had her hands together, titling her thumbs. "Can I tell you something?"
He stared into her amber eyes. "Anything."
'Here goes nothing.' She thought to herself, swallowing the fear down. "I love you." His eyes widened, looking into her, she's telling the truth. Anisa saw his reaction, she stood up, and about to walk to the door only to be stopped as a hand grasped hers.
"Is it true?" he said as Anisa turned back to him. "Do you really love me?"
Anisa looked into her master's eyes. "Ever since we've met, I tried to kill you, yet you didn't kill me. You chose me over everyone. You didn't just chose me for potential, you chose me because something ticked in you."
Ti'ian blinked and smiled. "Yes, I didn't chose you for potential, I chose you from my heart."
"No, it's my turned to confess." He said as he came closer to her. "I love you too, both Ahsoka and you."
Anisa's heart started to swell as her montrals and lekkus darkened. Ahsoka was right. He loved both of them as they loved him. Her arms wrapped around his neck as her lips crashed into his for a heated kiss. Ti'ian didn't reject her, he loves Ahsoka yet he also loves Anisa. Not as an apprentice, as a lover.
Anisa removed her cloak as she sank to the bed, pulling her master in with her while Ti'ian removed his armor. He removed his shirt as he continued kissing her.
"Anakin, you're breaking me." Padme cried, disbelieving her husband. "I don't know you anymore."
In time, a Revolution gunship flown over them, dropping in and landed perfectly on the platform is Obi-wan Kenobi.
"You sent him to kill me!" Anakin shouted at Padme, force chocking Padme into unconscious.
"Anakin, what have you done!" Obi-wan shouted to Anakin.
"She betrayed me," Anakin said, readying his lightsaber. "As well did the Jedi."
"We didn't betray you." Obi-wan ready his. "You betrayed all off us, you were supposed to be the chosen one."
"And I still am!"
Anakin charges in on Obi-wan with full strength and anger, Obi-wan being pushed back from the strikes, easy to predict yet difficult to block. The battle was fierce between master and apprentice. The fight was pushed to the CSI base, not knowing where they hit. The controls were destroyed, failing the ray shields protecting the base.
That didn't stop the fight as it lead to outside they were evenly matched, power and power, light vs. darkness, brother against brother. Obi-wan ran of a thin rail of the ray shield projection, followed by Anakin. It was difficult for both of them, both Anakin pressed on attacking his master. Lava had spewed from the river, melting the railings. The projection started to collapse along with the two Jedi. The railing floated as they continued advancing each other as they tried to survive at the same time.
Obi-wan went high of the projection, seeing the distance, closing in on a lava fall. He reacted quickly by grabbing the cables, swinging to see a landing spot. Anakin mimicked him as he readied his lightsaber to strike. Obi-wan found a floating ray shielded platform as he swinged across, safely landing on the floating platform. Anakin was persistent. Landing back on the railing, he ran as he force jumped before the projection had fallen over the lava fall, landing on a ray shield droid.
The battle pressed on, Anakin used the Force to control to the droid, maneuvering through the lava river, pressing the attack on Obi-wan. He stopped attacking as he looked at his master.
"I'm sorry Anakin." Obi-wan said. "I have failed you."
"I should've known the Jedi Order would take over." Anakin said.
"Anakin the Chancellor is evil!"
"But in my point of view the Jedi are evil."
"Then you are LOST!"
The fight continued over the lava river, pasting the Mustafarians. Anakin jumped from his droid, landing on the same platform on Obi-wan's, continuing the parry of the blue lightsabers clashing together. Obi-wan jumped back wards on a steep solid ground, looking at Anakin.
"I've won Anakin." Obi-wan said, looking down on Anakin. "I have the higher ground."
"You underestimated my power?" Anakin protested readying himself to jump.
"Don't try it."
Too late, Anakin jumped with a powerful struck, but Obi-wan sliced his ex-padawan's left arm and legs. Anakin fell to the ground, sliding close to the lava trying to grip traction.
"You were the chosen one," Obi-wan shouted to him. "You were suppose to destroy the Sith not join them. Bring balance to the force." He walked away, picking up Anakins lightsaber.
Obi-wan turned to the fallen Jedi. "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you." With that said he left leaving Anakin slowly fallen closely to the lava, engulfing himself in flames.
The Aggressor starships exited lightspeed to Korriban, home to the Sith. Ti'ian began to stir as he felt a tremor of the Force. He slowly got up, trying not to wakeup his apprentice in his bed.
He exited the room quietly dressed in his Sith armor with his helmet on as his new lightsaber staff is strapped to the belt. He made his way to the bridge, the door opened as a Cadet accidentally bumped in to him.
"F…forgive me my Lord." He said in fear but froze when Cadmus placed his hand on his shoulder.
"All is forgiven," Cadmus said, seeing the Cadet calming down. "What's the hurry?"
"The Sith Lords wanted an audience with you, immediately." He said.
Cadmus nodded as he entered the bridge. The room went dark as six red hooded figured holograms appeared the projections. From right to left is a male Besalisk Darth Besark the Wrath, a female Thisspiasian Darth Orva the Envy, a male Pure Blood Sith Darth Corvus the Pride, a male Dashade as Darth Turo the Sloth, a male Zygeriian is Darth Igoth the Greed, last is a female Twi'lek as Darth Adi'ia the Lust.
Cadmus looked from left to right confusingly then looked at Besark. "Where's Devor?"
Right on cue, a male Zabrak appeared, finishing of a bone leg, he looked thin yet he kept the bone like a tooth pick. Darth Devor the Glutton.
Adi'ian shook her looking at Devor. "Disgusting as always, when are you going to end?"
He chuckled and gave her a wink. "Until I am satisfied, sweet cheeks."
Besark pinched his crest in annoyance. "Enough, both of you!" Besark shouted looking back at Cadmus. "There was a tremor in the Force Cadmus."
"I felt it." He said.
Corvus nodded. "It was as if a powerful being is engulfed with death as it is still alive."
Orva shuddered as she crossed her arms. "Makes me jealous feeling this amount of the Force."
Igoth started to stroke his chin. "This cannot be a coincidence. There must be an explanation for this."
"I sensed another powerful presence," Turo said in Dishadian. "Its power is raw and dangerous."
Cadmus looked concern at Turo but his body shuddered as well as the other Dark Lords felt it too. He then looked at the Dark Lords. "This will probably involves the Jedi Council?"
Corvus clenched his fist. "We don't need there help."
Orva relaxed herself, wrapping her fingers around her chin. "I have to agree with Cadmus, they might get involve as well it will lead to us."
Adi'ia nodded. "I say we chat with the Jedi."
Turo nodded looking at the Zygeriian who also nodded. Devor grinned and nodded
"Then it's settled." Cadmus looked at Corvus. "We contact the Jedi Council until I land."
Corvus felt his anger rose. But it was let out in a deep breath, remembering his training from Cadmus. Anger will lead to self-destruction as well blinding the path to achievements.
Anisa started to wake. She rolled to the other side. Her eyes widened and got up, covering herself with the sheets. She then heard the door opened and closed to be her master.
"Morning Anisa." He said taking his helmet off.
"Good morning master." She said respectfully.
Ti'ian shook his head and looked at his apprentice. "You don't have to call me master all the time."
Anisa looked at her master confusingly. "What should I call you?"
Ti'ian smiled as he sat on his bed, scooting closer to her. "Call me Ti'ian." He said, placing his and on her cheek.
Anisa smiled as she kissed him. They separated as Ti'ian smile to her.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking of my Empress."
"Empress?" Anisa thought for a second as her eyes widened. "You don't mean-."
"Anisa Tano." Ti'ian interrupted her. Pulling out a small box, he then kneeled on his right knee, held the box to her, opening it to be an engagement ring. "Will you marry me, to be my wife, my Empress."
Anisa started to cry. All these years secretly eyeing each other, her master risked his life for her, and then had sex in full passion. "Yes." She said crying in joy. "Yes I will." He slipped the ring into her ring finger with a perfect fit, and gave her a passionate kiss. They separated looking into each others eyes. "I know you love Ahsoka."
Ti'ian smiled. "I'll find a way to end this feud. So we can all be together."
The new Empress smiled to the Emperor. "I know you will."
They kissed for once more. Felling the ship shaking, entering the atmosphere, they Sith couple separated as Anisa smiled. "I should get ready."
He nodded walking out of the room for privacy for his Empress.
"Something isn't right." Darth Sidious muttered to himself. "The Sith wouldn't have saved the Jedi with an army with greater numbers." He felt a tremor of the Force. "Something's not right." He turned to a clone. "Get me a ship."
Within the Medical Facility of Polis Massa within an asteroid, Padame Amidalawas giving birth to Luke and Leia. Obi-wan received a message from Tython, receiving an unusual communicatin of both the Sith and Jedi Council.
"Children from Skywalker, powerful together, separate we must." Yoda said.
Cadmus nodded. "We need them to be separate, far enough to be untracked by Sidious or Vader."
"We must train them." Orphus said. "They must be strong to face the darkness."
Luminara shook her head. "If we take them the New Empire will surely make a full scale assault on Tython."
"We must find a way to separate them in order for them to live a normal life until they're found their potential." Turo said, stroking his bulky chin.
Shaak Ti nodded, turning to Obi-wan. "You must have a theory in that crazy little brain of yours?"
Obi-wan nodded. "Bail Organa will take Leia to Aldeeran, as I will take the boy to Tatooine, living with his a family as I will watch him in the shadows."
Corvus wrapped his fingers to his chin. "Risky yet so devious, no one will think of finding them in neutral grounds, Aldeeran is close to the Revolutions boarder lines, as Tatooine is run by the Hutts. The boy won't be a slave because he's off world as I read the report, Vader has a family in a moister farms where the Hutts agreed to not to uphold any slavery to them."
"All those apposed?" Cadmus said to both sides. Orphus and two Jedi raised there. "All those agreed?" Orphus and the two Jedi hands down as the rest raised there hands. "Then it's settled. We separate them, I will have an agent to support Obi-wan, as another will watch over Leia."
"Precautious, aren't you?" Yoda exclaimed.
"You can't be too careless."
Oppo nodded as he turned to Cadmus. "I never thought to see the day to work with the Sith one day."
Besark nodded. "When we meet again, it will be in the battlefield."
Everyone but Orphus nodded and ended the meeting.
"Working with the Sith will lead to our destruction." Orphus said to Yoda.
"Changes you have seen, conclusions are not needed." Yoda exclaimed, walking to the exit.
'I have lost him.' Orphus thought. 'I must not turn my back for one second.'
-3 days later-
Ahsoka felt sick. She kept going to the refresher time to time, releasing her substances through the toilet.
Shaak Ti got worried and called Luminara on her communicator. "I don't know what's up with her. She kept throwing up constantly in the refresher."
"Really," Luminara said. "Has she eaten anything unusual?"
"She had the craving for some bacon and chocolate. There was this one time she ate pickles too?" she waited for an answer only to hear knocking. "Hang on a second." She opened the door to reveal Luminara herself.
"Where is she?" the Mirialan healer said.
Shaak Ti pointed to Ahsoka's room. They entered to hear Ahsoka releasing her substance in her refresher. They then heard a flush as the young Jedi Togruta walked out, surprisingly seeing her mom and Luminara. "Yes?"
"Shaak Ti was starting to get worried so I came in to see you what's bugging you lately."
Ahsoka went quiet. She started slowly backing away from the masters.
Shaak Ti leaned to Luminaras ear. "Do you have a plan B?"
"Hold her down."
Shaak Ti tackled Ahsoka as they wrestled on the floor. Ahsoka put up a good fight but the Togruta master made a full nelson with her legs wrapped around her legs. Ahsoka tried to get herself out, but couldn't from the master.
"Hold her still." Luminara ordered her friend, using her healing ability on Ahsoka's stomach. Ahsoka gave up as she relaxed yet still wrapped by the Togruta master. A few minutes later, Luminara removed her hand as Shaak Ti released Ahsoka.
"My I have a word with you," Luminara said to Shaak Ti. "In private."
The master left the room leaving Ahsoka confused as she sat on her bed, waiting for her masters.
"SHE'S WHAT!" Shaak Ti shouted from the other room.
"SHE'S WHAT!" Cadmus exclaimed to a Sith healer.
"She's pregnant my Lord." The healer said. "The Empress will need special care if-my Lord" Cadmus just froze like a statue. The healer snapped her fingers in front of him, but no response. She poked his shoulder, tilting him as he fell to the floor as he's still frozen. "Oh dear."
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1.) No trolling!
2.) Have proper debate etiquette!
3.) Use reliable sources! (This means do not use fake sources, e.g. "The Onion" or "Empire News")
Hell - "a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering. . . " (www.google.com/#q=define+hell)
Let the debate begin and good luck to my opponent! :-)
Before I begin the debate, I would like to thank Kyle for accepting the challenge and wish him the best.
Also, let it be known that all of the verses listed will be from the King James Version of the Bible.
God bless and let the debate begin! :-)
Jesus talks about hell in Mark 9:43-48
Mark 9:43-48 reads, "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
Jesus specifically says "having two feet to be cast into hell". This part of the verse here proves that hell is indeed an actual place. In addition to proving that hell is a real place, this verse also shows that despite what many people believe, Jesus was not always "meek and gentle". He was serious and stern at times such as this.
Hell is mentioned in Luke 16:23
Luke 16:23, reads, "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom". This verse also mentions "in hell", indicating that hell is a real place.
A personal account
A man by the name of Bryan Melvin, claims to have gone to hell and back. Considering he was an athiest prior to his experience, this is pretty strong evidence. [1]
[1] https://www.youtube.com...
The meaning and use of the Hebrew and Greek words for hell, as it is found in the Bible, are theologically contested and perpetually controversial. So, instead of employing original definitions which can easily be challenged from many different sources, I shall endeavor to apply logic and reason, using only the Bible as a reference in round two. However, I may employ other sources and definitions for the rebuttal in round three.
To say that hell is not a place is, admittedly, not entirely accurate. When one is suffering, whatever location that person is in while they suffer, could, in fact, be called hell. But for someone else in the same location, who is not suffering, hell would be an unlikely epithet. For this reason, it is safe to say that "hell" is a relative term. For instance, for an abused slave, a plantation would have been hell. But for the plantation owner, who made a great deal of money from unpaid labor, aside from paying foremen, and providing the essentials, it was very likely a heaven. So it is fair to say that the plantation itself was not hell, but the conditions suffered by the abused slaves was indeed hell. As such, in this instance, hell is a condition, not a place, even when the place might be called hell.
Continuing to apply that logic, no one would argue that war is hell, wherever that war might be raging. Torture is hell, wherever that torture may be inflicted. Regardless of the location, I believe it is safe to say that the victims of war and torture would say that they were in hell. In fact it is common knowledge that many victims of war and torture have been quoted as having "been in hell", or "already having done there time in hell."
Now that I have established that the word "hell", outside of the Bible, is not restricted to any particular place, or even recognized as a place, I will show that the same logic can be applied to the word "hell" as it is found in the Bible.
Looking at Jonah 2:2 which reads, "And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice." The "belly of hell" Jonah speaks of is inside a fish. Just like all other instances of the word "hell" in the Old Testament, the word "hell" in this verse is the Hebrew sheol. The fact that another Hebrew word is not used to differentiate from all the other instances of sheol that are translated, "hell", offers a very convincing argument that the Hebrew sheol does not necessarily indicate a place, but can certainly mean a condition. Because it is undeniably obvious that the "belly of hell" Jonah speaks of is not one that has a lake of fire, or any other definition usually assigned to the Hebrew sheol. Jonah isn't very happy in the fish's belly. So we see that in this biblical passage, "hell" is a condition, not a place. Otherwise, we would have to be contradictory and say that "hell" is not a lake of fire, but the belly of a fish.
Since this instance of "hell" is clearly a condition, then it is not unreasonable to believe that other, or even all, instances of "hell" in the Bible are a condition, not a place.
We know from the Bible that not all suffering will be the same. In Matthew 23:14, Christ tells the scribes and Pharisees that they shall receive the "greater damnation". It stands to reason if there is a "greater damnation" or greater punishment, then there must be a lesser punishment. However, there can be no greater or lesser punishment if all the bad boys and girls are tossed into the same lake of fire, where they would all suffer the same punishment. Of course it can be argued that God can make this lake of fire worse than that lake of fire, but there is no biblical support of varying lakes of fire, so it would be an empty argument.
Another instance of varying degrees of suffering is found in Matthew 11:22, where Christ says that it will be more tolerable for one type of sinner than for another. Clearly not all sinners will suffer the same punishment. Each person will receive a degree of punishment to match their degree of sin. This cannot be done if they are all tossed into the same eternal lake of fire from which they will never escape.
It is reasonable to believe that the lake of fire (and brimstone) is an allegory of the condition of suffering, or "hell" that sinners will be thrust into. A "hell" they will endure until they have paid the uttermost farthing. (Matthew 5:26)
Further evidence that "lake of fire" is allegorical can be seen in James 3:6, where the tongue is a fire. And yet, people do not commonly have fire on their tongue. "Lake of fire" is an allegory for the suffering of a life that defiles, just as "tongue is a fire" is an allegory for words that defile.
I have sufficiently shown that it is unreasonable to believe that God has created a lake of fire where sinners will burn eternally. Further logic shows that God would not create such a place. Again and again, the Bible tells of a "just God". Where is the justice of having people endure a lake of eternal fire forever for the sins of a short life time? Even David says that God will not leave his soul in hell. (Acts 2:27) He will suffer hell until he has paid the uttermost farthing, then he, like all other sinners, will receive a just judgment (Revelations 20:13-14), and will be placed in one of God's many mansions. (John 14:2)
There is, of course, the argument that the Bible clearly tells us that there will be no end to the sinner's suffering. In light of what I have presented, it should be clear that the sinners cannot end their suffering. For them, it seems to have no end. Only God can end their suffering, and even then, it will continue forever as regret, because they will receive a lesser eternal reward than the more righteous. Or, perhaps, no reward at all.
Finally, though this is admittedly superficial at best, it should be noted that "hell" is recognized as a pronoun in the Bible only once. Cities, like Jerusalem, are always capitalized, but not "hell". One might argue that "hell" should be capitalized, but erroneously was not in the King James Version, or that it need not be capitalized because it is not an established location. However, the "not an established location" excuse fails, because "Zion" and its transliterate "Sion" in the New Testament, is consistently capitalized despite not being an established location.
The word "hell" is found in the King James Version 54 times. 5 of those times it is capitalized. 4 times because it begins a sentence, and once because Hell is made an entity along with Death, riding on a pale horse. The other 49 times, it is written with the lower case "h". Why?
Could it be that the translators of the English Bible interpreted "hell" as not a place, but as a condition, and therefore made it a lower case noun, and not a capitalized pronoun? From what I have presented, I would have to say that it makes sense.
I believe by using only the Bible that I have shown sufficiently well that "hell" is a condition, and not a place.
Before I begin, I would like to thank my opponent for submitting his first argument.
I will attempt to address all of the arguments made by him.
Rebuttal: The Bible doesn't capitalize "Hell"; therefore, it's not a place
While this is admittedly a convincing argument, it still doesn't disprove the existence of Hell. The Bible specifically states that Hell is a "lake of fire and brimstone" (Rev. 21:8). When the Bible mentions "hell" in lowercase it is most likely, as my opponent states, a state of being. However, this doesn't prove that there is not a place called Hell where the unforgiven go.
Rebuttal: James 3:6 comparison
My opponent claims that because the tongue is compared to fire in James 3:6 that the "lake of fire" must be symbolic; however, this is simply not true. In other versions of the Bible, such as the New International Version (NIV) Revelation 21:8 is translated to include the "lake of burning sulphur". Now, where in the Bible does it symbolically compare something to burning sulphur?
Rebuttal: Varying degrees of suffering
I completely agree with my opponent on this one. This debate is not about whether or not certain people suffer more than others. As my opponent puts it, "there is no biblical support of varying lakes of fire". I completely agree with this, but there is a theory that can be applied to these circumstances. Perhaps God enables some to suffer more in the lake and others to suffer less.
Rebuttal: The "just God" argument
My opponent argues that a just and righteous God would not enable a person to suffer eternily. However, this is his opinion and only his. Many others believe it is fair for certain people to suffer eternily. Those who commit heinous acts such as murderers and rapists do deserve punishment. My opponent also argues that God will not leave a soul in hell. Acts 2:27 was taken out of context by my opponent.
Acts 2:27 refers to Jesus's forgiveness so we can have eternal life, not that He pardons all from punishment.
Mark 9:43-48 must be read allegorically, else we must believe that there will be many people in heaven who will be crippled for all eternity. In which case, it could hardly be called heaven. To cut off a hand or a foot, or to pluck out an eye actually means to separate oneself from that which might morally weaken them. Christ is not telling us to literally maim ourselves, because removing an appendage or eye would not solve the offensive problem, because the appendages and the eye are controlled by the conscience, heart, and mind. To effectively remove the offense from ourselves by removing body parts would require removing our brain or heart and taking our own lives.
In 2 Peter 2:14 we read: Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
Here we see that it is not the "eyes" that are the problem, but the "heart" that is the problem. And what good would it do to just pluck out one eye, when it is both eyes that are full of the offense. Again, Christ is not telling us to literally pluck out our eye. This is further supported in Matthew 15:19 where we are told that evil thoughts come from the heart. So why were we not told to pluck out our heart instead of our eyes?
The obvious answer is that Christ has chosen a graphic allegory to warn us to separate ourselves from even that which we hold dear to avoid hell. A scripture that supports that fact is Matthew 10:37, where we are told to be more dedicated to Christ than our own family.
Now that I have shown that the passages should be read allegorically, it logically follows that "hell" in these passages is also allegorical for suffering, and not a real place.
The original Greek word for "hell" in these passages is Gehenna, which is the Valley of Hinnom, located outside Jerusalem, where fires were kept burning perpetually for trash and the carcasses of animals, and even criminals. Christ was using a dismal place familiar to the people to give them an idea of the agony they might suffer. He wasn't speaking of an actual "hell fire".
A passage that supports this logic can be found at the very end of the Book of Isaiah, where it speaks of the unquenchable fire, and the undying worm. Not in hell, but on the carcasses of the wicked, as they are seen here on Earth, not in hell.
Luke 16:23 explains itself: "...in hell ... being in torments..." The man is suffering the agony of hell, not in a place called hell. The man "lifted" his eyes, because even allegorically, no one looks "down" from hell. The man also sees Lazarus in Abraham's bosom. If we were to take the entire passage literally, then all souls that have been saved can expect to be in Abraham's bosom. That'll be a bit rough on poor Abraham.
Elaborating a bit further. "In hell" does not have to literally mean in an actual hell anymore than being "down in the dumps" would literally mean being in a dump somewhere. "In hell" simply means "in agony."
As for the video. At first I wasn't going to watch it, but I did anyway. The link only took me to the first part, so I found the entire video here: https://youtu.be...
I found the man's story to be completely fictitious for the following reasons:
1:45 into the video, the man speaks of a "black, dark void". Then 2:19 into the video, he's suddenly transported to "this light". At no point does he does he tell us when he noticed the light, it just suddenly finds place in his narrative, where it becomes a light in the darkness. Of course, such details can be overlooked in the retelling, but I have a hard time believing that would be the case here, considering how detailed the rest of his narrative is for such an alleged traumatic event.
13:46 into the video, he mentions little reptilian demons who delight in torturing a man. No such entity is described anywhere in the Bible, but can instead be found in many horror stories. The other problem with the little demons is that they delight in doing what Christ often describes as evil. So, in a sense, what is hell for everyone else, is heaven for them. This means that God is rewarding evil doers, which would mean that He is not the same yesterday, today, and forever, which in turn means he is not God, which in turn means there is no heaven or hell. The man's little demons contradict religious belief.
14:13 into the video, the man mentions a temple prostitute who died in 69 A.D. How does he know that? Well, 15:05 into the video, he states that he "just knows", despite having to be told everything telepathically earlier.
17:11 into the video, the man sees who he knows for a fact is Hitler. He describes a man whose flesh is constantly rotting and burning. So, how was he able to recognize a face that is always marred by burning, rotting flesh? Oh, that's right, he just knows.
At the end of the video, the man is shown a cube, because cubes are the prison everyone in hell is kept in, save for a few tortured souls he saw on his tour of hell. Yes, a reptilian demon, larger than the others that were described, takes him on a pleasant tour of hell. I say pleasant, because despite standing near a man being ripped to pieces by little demons, he is left completely unharmed. Yeah, right.
Even if any of this man's story made sense, or failed to be contradictory to religious belief, it is entirely based on hearsay. As my opponent so correctly wrote, the man "claims" to have gone to hell and back. Sorry, but there's only one Audie Murphy.
NewLifeChristian forfeited this round.
I shall first endeavor to show I provided a better argument by defending it against my opponents rebuttal.
My opponent stated that my comparing the allegory of a "tongue of fire" to "lake of fire" to show that it is also allegory was trumped by the fact that Revelations mentions a lake of fire and brimstone (sulfur), for which there is no allegorical or symbolic comparison. I would like to show my opponent and the readers that such a comparison in fact exists in Isaiah 30:33, which reads in part, ...the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. I believe we can safely say that hell is not in the Lord's mouth, so that should answer the question: "Now, where in the Bible does it symbolically compare something to burning sulfur?"
I stated the lack of scriptural evidence and logic in "varying lakes of fire". My opponent agreed with the premise, but disagreed with the logic, stating: "but there is a theory that can be applied to these circumstances." But my opponent did not offer any kind of theory. Instead, he offered a personal guess with nothing to support it biblically. My opponent was unable to defeat the logic.
My opponent states that it is purely my opinion that God would not allow someone to burn and be eaten by worms for all eternity. First, I believe I have sufficiently shown that such a place does not exist. Second, Revelations 20:13 provides proof that it is not my opinion, but fact. All will be judged after they suffer hell, and then "assigned" to his or her appropriate place, where they will suffer only regret for not having attained a better place.
My opponent accused me of taking a passage out of context, but then failed to place that passage in context, instead providing only his own personal interpretation of said passage. On the other hand, my opponent used a number of passages out of context, and I provided additional passages to place many of them in context.
Aside from defending my argument against rebuttal, it would be vain to boast a better argument when that is ultimately for the readers and any potential voters to decide. Suffice it to say, I believe I have presented a logical, well supported argument against a "lake of fire", where dead sinners will suffer for ever and ever, being an actual place of existence.
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Posted by Kyle_the_Heretic 2 years ago
I agree.
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http://www.essentialbibleblog.com... Hopefully this will answer your question. Regardless, this is a debate about interpreting the Bible. Whether the Bible be true or not (it is true, though) is irrelevant.
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Posted by missmedic 2 years ago
by definition "a spiritual realm" would exists in the supernatural realm and or your imagination.
We all share reality but we do not share your imagination.
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Compared with 2002, this election presents a good turning point for Kenya. The stakes are too high to miss it. Even foreign envoys are seeing the probability that Raila Odinga could be elected president in Tuesday's elections. This is mainly because Jubilee and NASA control 18 and 19 counties respectively, which can be considered their strongholds. Ten other counties are considered "Fifty-Fifty". This election is too close to call. As this is going on, the business community is preparing to deal with either a Kenyatta or an Odinga presidency. My colleague tweeted the other day: "Old foes will become new friends. The winner will work with WHOEVER is willing to work with him. No matter who wins". Even Government agencies could be preparing their strategic plans with considerations of the manifestos of the two main sides. For the sake of our country, which coalition ought to win the elections? I will plainly say NASA, and for four main reasons.
Kenyan politics also needs disruption. There is a great sense of entitlement and victimhood on either side of the political divide.
President Kenyatta and his supporters feel entitled to the presidency and believe it is the only way they can gain access to the national cake while Raila' Odinga's supporters are still waiting for their turn and blame Kenyatta's side for blocking their way. In reality, that is not entirely true. The change will mean that Uhuru Kenyatta's supporters will realise that their life can be normal without one of their own at State House while Mr Odinga's supporters will wake up to the reality that life won't change much because he is resident at State House. They will still wake up and work to earn their daily bread, pay bills, pay taxes and pay rent. The United States which we all look up to has given equal share to all sorts of experimentation with the country's leadership. Replacing Democrats with Republicans and vice versa when they are tired of any of the establishments is the stuff Africa and Kenya needs to copy; giving a chance to the first African-American president; replacing politicians with business moguls like the case of President Donald Trump have a way of disrupting the norm and presenting us with possibilities. Kenya too, needs to take that chance and NASA's win will provide this opportunity. Secondly; A NASA win would project Kenya as maturing democratically. Kenya must have made a step in its democratic ideals and progress when a candidate proposed by the incumbent lost as happened in 2002. Then, President Moi, with much ado, handed over power to Opposition candidate Mwai Kibaki. However, an incumbent losing to an Opposition and being sworn in is something Kenya is yet to experience. This will send a signal that being an incumbent doesn't give anyone a competitive advantage and that a second term for an incumbent is not bestowed, but must be earned.
Thirdly; Kenyatta's age. The assumption is that Kenyatta's age allows for a smooth transition therefore keeping Kenya together with the hope of him going at it again in 2022. Watching the swearing in ceremony of President Donald Trump after the alleged rigging of the US elections in November, the wisdom of the fathers of the American Constitution was the provision of a peaceful transition no matter what became apparent. That President Barack Obama co-operated with Trump in preparing him for the transition and eventually handed over power to him after the bitter exchanges during the campaign makes everyone admire the US. Lastly; National stability in 2022 and the UhuRuto factor. In 2013, the UhuRuto union was a marriage of convenience triggered by cases against humanity at the ICC. This means that out of an agreement made between Uhuru and Ruto, but not with Uhuru's supporters, Uhuru's supporters must support Ruto for the 2022 presidential bid. With the fact that there are no permanent friends in politics but interests, Uhuru may not be Ruto's friend in 2022 and even if he would, he only has one vote so he cannot force his supporters to vote for Ruto. In the unfortunate event that this 2022 project doesn't succeed, old wounds may be opened and God forbid, this could be detrimental to the country. In that regard, for the sake of national unity, let NASA win to change the ominous 2022 arithmetic. These are hypothetical scenarios. So nevertheless, make your choices with your conscience and may the best coalition win.
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By Gabriel Rodrigues, Assistant Editor
Although Laurentian's men's basketball team managed only seven wins throughout the 2014-15 OUA campaign, their coach believes the Voyageurs "progressed well" as the season moved forward.
"We started off with a very tough schedule," said Shawn Swords. "But, (we) learned a lot, which helped us at the end of the year. When we worked hard for 40 minutes, we competed with the best in the country and when we didn't, we struggled against anyone."
Laurentian finished their OUA season with a record of 7-12, which left the Voyageurs in third place within the North Division just behind the eventual CIS silver medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees (18-1) and National Champion Carleton Ravens (17-2).
However, the Voyageurs' overall record that includes games against nonconference opponents was 9-15, which ranked Laurentian 32nd within the CIS at this season's end.
Nonetheless, Laurentian's third place finish within the OUA North was good enough to earn a preliminary first round playoff match-up against the York Lions (10-9) on Feb. 25.
Despite the Voyageurs losing to the Lions earlier in the season by a score of 83-66 on Jan. 9, this time around Laurentian managed to defeat York 87-84 at the Tait Mckenzie Centre in Toronto.
According to Swords, early defensive stops and offensive execution "translated to a big lead" and an eventual OUA first round playoff victory against the York Lions.
"They had beat us pretty easily at the start of the second semester," Swords said. "We didn't feel like we had played a great game in the sense that our energy and intensity was very low. So, we started this game off with some great defense and went into half time with a 12-point lead. They made a nice run right at the end of the game which closed the gap to one point, but again, we were able to play some good defense and end up with the win."
After beating York, Laurentian earned an OUA quarter-final match-up against the Ottawa Gee-Gees, in which the Voyageurs fell short of an upset and lost 116-71 at the Montpetit Hall in the nation's capital on Feb. 28.
While the Voyageurs lost rather convincingly against the Gee-Gees in the OUA quarter-finals, Swords said he didn't "put expectations on how far we could go" in the season.
"By the end (of the year), we truly believed in ourselves," he said. "We lost some games we could have won, and won some games we could have lost. The end result is winning a playoff game which is good and then losing to the eventually silver medalist at the CIS Championships. This group did a great job of adapting as the year progressed."
Third-year Laurentian player, Ryan Bennett, led the Voyageurs in scoring with an average of 16.5 points-per-game, which includes a 30-point performance in the OUA playoffs versus the York Lions.
Following Bennett was Laurentian captain Tychon Carter-Newman, as the fourth-year Voyageur averaged 15.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per-game, eventually awarding him an OUA Second-Team All-Star finish.
Also, third-year player, Sam Hirst, contributed throughout the season in scoring for Laurentian, as he averaged 14.6 points-per-game.
Moving forward to next year, Swords is certain he will try to bring in some new recruits during the offseason, but also said his current squad must start to develop their skills on both sides of the court.
"We were lacking some scoring and rebounding this year," he said. "The current players need to get out and work on their shooting, so we can all be a threat at the defensive end. We need to bring the same intensity to the game every night and need to limit our mental mistakes that add up."


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In recent years, they've expanded their web presence, but the simple fact is that they can't undercut their own B&M operations by lowering their prices online to compete with the other online-only stores.
As you can read in my article entitled "Truth about James Allen & Blue Nile," (which presents a brief history of the evolution of the diamond jewelry business over the past century) bricks & mortar diamond jewelry stores have several built-in handicaps when compared to online-only diamond sites.
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The sites are happy because they don't have to invest anything in their inventory and the wholesalers are happy because now they can tap into the retail market in a small way without any opportunity cost.
They're still free to sell their diamonds to whomever they please — all they need to do is update their diamond feed to the online store when they sell one of their stones themselves.
This allows them to have some incredible diamonds at a superb price. Take this stunning 1.21ct round diamond for example. For $5,866, this diamond is a steal. As we explain below, its impossible for a brick and mortar retailer to compete with this on price.
2) Bricks & Mortar Overview
Inventory is by far the single greatest expense when running a jewelry business. You could imagine just how quickly the value of a jewelry store's inventory can grow!
For a jewelry store to have 200 diamonds available for purchase, they'll probably have to have well over a million dollars invested. Almost no store has that kind of cash lying around, so stores need to take on major loans to carry even a small inventory.
This creates serious levels of debt that need to be serviced. Online stores don't have this expense.
3) The Memo Alternative
Jewelry stores have another alternative, and that's what's referred to in the industry as "memo." Memo is just diamond jargon for consignment. This is becoming less and less prevalent in the industry, but it's still relatively common.
Basically, a wholesaler/manufacturer will loan some inventory to a store and only bill them when a stone is sold. The catch, however, is that memo prices are always significantly higher than purchase prices.
Even though they have no interest expenses with a memo arrangement, the B&M stores will still need to charge a higher price than the online stores because their cost is significantly higher.
4) Wholesaler Opportunity Costs
The reason, by the way, for the higher memo cost is the opportunity cost to the wholesaler. Once a diamond is "on memo" at a store, they can't easily sell it to anyone else.
So the B&M store needs to pay a premium for having that diamond locked up. Of course, this isn't the case online, so wholesalers are happy to give the sites their lower possible price because they've lost no opportunities having the stones listed online.
5) Excessive Overheads
Overhead in B&M stores is astronomically greater than online stores. Think about it, for every little mall store in the Kay Jewelers chain they have to have a team of employees, utilities, insurance and rent.
Each one of those stores can only service a few thousand people in the local geographical location. James Allen services the entire world with only 2 offices (one in NY to handle the diamonds, and one in MD to handle customer service) and about 100 employees.
These four points address the primary reasons why Brick & Mortar operations can't compete with online only stores in terms of price. But the inferiority of Kays Jewelers to the major online stores is most definitely not limited to price and price alone.
Twenty years ago, a typical diamond jewelry customer would walk into a jewelry store and receive a quick education in diamonds by the very person selling him the diamond.
Obviously, the direction of the lesson was to convince the buyer that the products sold at that store are better and offer more value than the products sold at other stores – without any real measure of objectivity.
6) Kay Jeweler's Uninformed Customers
The same holds true today as well. The best customer for Kay Jewelers is an uninformed customer – a blank slate waiting to be taught that what Kay wants to sell is what's best for you.
Of course, with the internet now more widely available than ever, the pool of this type of customer is dwindling by a greater margin each year.
A customer who educates himself on the various issues that are central to evaluating diamonds can tell rather quickly that what's being offered at Kay Jewelers is most certainly not the best value available.
7) Certification Differences
For example, sites that I recommend (such as James Allen, Zoara, and Brian Gavin Diamonds.), deal almost exclusively with GIA and AGS diamond certificates. Kay Jewelers deals almost exclusively in looser certifying labs such as IGI.
An uninformed customer might see that an IGI certified diamond is priced the same as a GIA certified diamond and think that the stone is competitively priced – an educated customer knows that the IGI certified stone is probably 2-3 grades upgraded from what it would have received at GIA and that you need to compare apples to apples.
An uneducated consumer might think that the light performance certificates that Kay offers on their premium branded stones really tell you how brilliant a diamond is – an informed customer knows that it's the diamond's proportions and angles that matter (as assessed by GIA or AGS).
Lets do some direct comparisons to see what you get for your money at Kay Jewelers, which in many regards is the premier bricks & mortar jewelry store chain in the USA, vs. James Allen which is the premier online store for diamond jewelry in the world at the moment.
We'll compare a one carat round diamond ring from Kay's two main lines: generic and Tolkowsky.
See the relevant generic Kay Jeweler's one carat solitaire ring here: http://www.kay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product1%7C10101%7C10001%7C-1%7C150884702%7C15051%7C15051.15057.15106
This is a generic non-branded 1 carat round diamond set in a basic 14K White Gold solitaire ring.
One important note to remember regarding Kay Jewelers and their carat weights is that they go according to the table presented on their site here.
8) Receiving Less
So you might be shocked to find out that when you order a "1 carat" diamond, you might very well receive a 0.95ct diamond.
Just to really drive the point home, we will assume for this exercise that the diamond in the link above is actually over 1 carat. Informed readers of this site already know that diamond prices jump drastically at the major carat levels (ie, 0.50, 0.70, 0.90, and 1.00ct).
9) Lack of Color and Clarity Grades
Also, Kay Jewelers doesn't offer an exact color and clarity grade for their rings – it's always presented as a range. In the case of this ring, the range is H-I in color and SI2-I1 in clarity.
We will assume, to be on the safe side, that in our test case the diamond in question is over 1.00ct and is also at the top end of the range of color and clarity (ie, an H SI2).
In reality, you'd probably find many more I I1s in their inventory mix than H SI2s and likewise you'd probably find many more stones under 1.00ct than over it. But lets see how the prices compare even in the most extreme case.
10) Comparing IGI Certified Stones
Is $4500 a good price for an IGI certified H SI2 solitaire ring? It happens to be that James Allen does carry a very small amount of IGI certified stones, so in this particular case, we'll be able to compare apples to apples.
We found a similar diamond listed on James Allen. Here is a comparable 1.00ct H color, SI2 clarity round cut diamond. Now I'm not a fan of this diamond, especially the inclusions, but this is why we are not fans of IGI.
There are a few important things to note about this stone. Firstly, and most obviously, the price. The stone is listed for $2840. I found a gorgeous 18kt white gold solitaire setting. Pair it with the diamond and the total bill will be $3260. That's compared to $4500 at Kay Jewelers! Kay Jewelers is 50% more expensive!
Please don't take our comparisons here as recommendations for what you should buy. We are just trying to find similar diamonds so we compare apples to apples. If you are looking for help buying an engagement, contact us and we will make personal recommendations for you.
11) Overall Poor Clarity
The second important thing to note here is to see just how poor the clarity is in the picture and yet this stone still received an SI2 grade from IGI. Admittedly, this is worse than most IGI graded SI2s, but this is certainly not the first stone I've seen that's this bad that received an SI2 grade. A stone like this would never receive an SI2 grade from GIA.
You might be thinking to yourself, "Hold on a second. That's not a fair comparison! You've picked a terrible stone with a giant black inclusion in the center. The diamond buyers at Kay would never allow a stone like that to enter their inventory." That might very well be true. So let's take another example just to be sure:
Here is a far better 1.00ct F SI2 round diamond for $2,920.
12) Higher Grade Comparison
This stone is a grade higher than the highest grade available for this ring on Kay. This diamond/ring combination should, in theory, cost more than the ring on Kay because it's a higher grade.
But, in reality, that's not the case at all. This stone is listed for $2,920. With the setting above (with the discount code applied), the total price comes to $3,280.
As you can see in the magnified picture of the stone above, it's a fantastic SI2 – as nice as possible for an IGI SI2. And yet with getting so much more from James Allen in this case, Kay is still almost 20% more – and that's in the best case possible!
13) Comparing Prices
Don't forget many diamonds in this category will be below 1.00ct which would drastically drop the comparative price on James Allen. For example,
See the relevant Tolkowsky Diamond ring here: http://www.kay.com/en/kaystore/r6-rings-101488–1/tolkowsky-solitaire-ring-1-carat-round-diamond-14k-white-gold/101488/101488.101495
This is a 1 carat Tolkowsky Diamond set in a basic 14K White Gold solitaire setting. The same rule applies for the Tolkowsky Diamond regarding Kay Jewelers' diamond weights as mentioned above (ie, that the actual diamond weight begins at 0.95ct for a one carat diamond).
Also, as mentioned above, a range of clarity and color grades are provided – not a specific grade. Lets assume for stringency's sake that the diamond we're comparing is actually the top combination offered — in this case, an H SI1.
In reality, most likely you'd find that the percentages are always skewed to the lower end of the spectrum (ie, there will be many more I SI2s in Kay's inventory than H SI1s). Furthermore, you'll also most likely find that there are usually many more "1 carat" stones under 1.00ct than there are above it.
14) Using James Allen as a Comparison
Is $8000 a good price for a 1 carat H color SI1 clarity diamond mounted in a 14K White Gold solitaire? Let's have a look at James Allen for comparison.
This is a GIA certified 1.00ct H color SI1 clarity diamond with an Excellent cut grade and Polish and Symmetry grades of Excellent. This stone is just as nice in terms of cut as the Tolkowsky, which is just a classic ideal cut.
This stone from James Allen would most definitely pass as a Kay Jewelers Tolkowsky cut. The diamond costs $5430. One can match this stone with a setting such as the following:
15) Miles Apart in Price and Value
The cost of the ring drops to 324. Keep in mind that James Allen's ring is 18K gold whereas the Kay ring is 14K gold. So the total cost of this diamond ring is $5895. The prices aren't even close. When you consider the following, they're even farther apart:
1) We took the most extreme assumptions regarding the quality of the specific Kay Jewelers diamond into account. ie, highest color and clarity within their range and that the diamond is over 1.00cts.
Had we assumed the diamond was an I SI2 instead of H SI1, we could have found a comparable diamond ring on James Allen for about $4750 total.
2) We are not comparing apples to apples. The Tolkowsky is certified by IGI which is consistently looser than GIA.
From personal experience selecting thousands of stones to be sold into diamond programs with a minimum grade of I SI2, I can say with confidence that most IGI certified I SI2s would most likely receive J color and I1 clarity grades.
If we assume a GIA level J I1, then we could find a comparable ring on James Allen for much much less than Kay's price. So even in the best possible case imaginable, you're still overpaying at Kay Jewelers by about 30%. Most likely, however, you'd be overpaying by much more than that.
For my other reviews, I felt that I needed to actually order something to undergo the full customer experience for each store. With Blue Nile or James Allen, for example, it's really just a matter of the details. Both stores carry high quality products that are certified by reliable labs.
Both stores carry high quality fine jewelry. Both stores are very competitively priced. Therefore, in order to discover any real significant differences between them, I needed to immerse myself in both stores as a typical customer.
16) Review Online Feedback
For Kay Jewelers, though, there was really no need to move beyond step one (besides, there's already a plethora of feedback online detailing people's experiences with Kay Jewelers.
I invite you to google "Kay Jewelers Review" and see for yourself). The differences in quality and price are so glaring that it's very difficult to justify buying from them.
17) Consider the Different Aspects
As I mention in my article on clarity, you should consider your diamond budget to be a pie. Different slices in the pie represent different aspects of the purchase that your budget is going to.
I argue in that article that one should appropriate the largest portions of his budget to the slices that will be visible to your eye (color and carats) and minimize the slices that are not visible to your eye (clarity – within reason).
Well, there's one hidden slice in this pie that I didn't discuss in that article that's extremely relevant. And that's the store's markup. If the store selling you the diamond makes more profit, that most definitely does not make your stone sparkle more.
18) Retailer's Profit Slices
All it does is eat up a larger percentage of your budget that could (and should) be used for things that will make your diamond more beautiful, such as carat weight and color.
In conclusion – what kind of pie would you rather buy? One whose invisible profit slice is 14% of the pie, or one whose invisible profit slice is 30-50% of the pie?
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